How to lose half your body weight in 10 days (Or a bit longer!)

it's ok, we ended up not going to the cinema tonight (mum was going to be back late, so tea late, so nate to bed late so wouldn't get there in time. booked tickets for tomorrow, but mum didn't say she was going out for a meal tomorrow, and when she mentioned it I said "oh we'll have to change the cinema tickets" and she asked why :/ doi. But I'm not going to Exeter on Friday anymore because there's going to be gales and downpours so I'll have to get Nate's feet remeasured another day. So I think we're going to the cinema then (not sure though).

Oh well, I lost 4lbs today and that's all that matters right now. haha, and just seen it is 24% of my starting weight lost. woo. Trying to break down getting the 5 stone award and getting into the 14s into smaller achievements. but I can't see any, 15st 5lbs (1.5lbs away) 5st award, 14st 13.5lbs (5.5 after 5st) into the 14s and BMI change to obese stage 1. but 5.5lbs is going to be a big leap, so I like little goals inbetween, like bmi, %, 5lb increments, new stone bracket etc
 
Little goals are good - thats how i look at my weightloss now. As long as its coming off im happy. I want to be at target for the summer thats a definite
 
You can do it hun! I want to be 13st 0lb (2st 6.5lbs away) or lower by September. I've a wedding to go to and I'll be seeing a lot of my old friends up in Yorkshire so I really want to no longer be obese by then!!!

I always break it down but I can't see anything I can break 15:5 to 15:0 down into. I suppose 15st 3lbs would give me 6 stone unofficial loss.
 
Break it down anyway that suits hun - every 7lbs/ 15.3, its all downward so has to be good right :D its roughly 29 weeks to the first week in Sept, 1.5lbs a week is another 43lbs taking you below the 2st 6 you wanna lose
 
Aye, I like gaps of 1 or 2 lbs. so it is starting to get tricky. haha.

I have 8 weeks to lose 8.5lbs for my Easter/Nate's birthday goal first. Easter is SO early this year!

then 22 weeks left from their until my last weigh in before September. I'd have to lose 2lbs avg per week to qualify for this years WOTY. So that's not happening! lol but 1.2lbs per week to hit my goal. Which is more like me. I think I average about 1.3lbs. If I do 1.5 average from April onwards I'll be at 12st.. ooh... numbers numbers.
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(1.3*30 = 2st 11lb) (2st 11 + 4st 12.5lb = 7st 9.5lb) 20st 5lb - 7st 9.5lb = 12st 9.5lbs... hmm That's be AMAZING That's you right now!!! WOO. Hopefully my stupid inch will come back to my height!
 
Dont baffle me with figures lol I got an unclassified for Maths. I know if you set your mind to it 1.5lb a week is more than do able. We will all be spurring you on, and in Sept you will look fab at that wedding. Im lighter now than ive been since I dont know when, at least 10yrs if not more - I just want to see the numbers continuing to go down every week even if its 0.5
 
I can do maths but dates and figures screw me over when they're in text, they just jump around, but basic maths I like. I'm trying to train myself to retain dates and the order of things at the moment. I think because history was taught jumping about I struggle with what happened first. then for about 4 years it was just WW1 and WW2 the whole time, which is so stupid because there's so much to learn before then. I know most people my age don't know there was a civil war in England! I do really enjoy history though. More now than at school.

Your numbers will keep going down. I was 15 when I was this weight... so 11 years ago. my age pretty much matched my weight for years.
 
My strong subjects were English and French - now ask me to speak French and id say what!!! lol I cant even speak English.

I Lost a lot of weight with WW before my mam died, I lost almost 3 stones and looked fit and healthy (if i do say so myself), then mam became ill with cancer so myself and sis nursed her. It was a case of eating as and when we could, so the bad habits crept back, pasties, sausage rolls, kebabs etc, I piled all the weight back on and more. Then after she passed I lost interest in myself, I was on anti depressants for a while as I was also still mourning my older sister. I carried on eating, came off the anti depressants, then 4 years ago dad fell ill to the same thing, again we nursed him at home, eating when we could. I lost all interest in everything, and then last year I just thought you have to snap out of this, otherwise your gonna end up in a box too. I joined SW and I love it, now I eat sleep and breathe it, I must get on peoples nerves lol. Thats why 2 weeks ago it hit me so hard with the gain, Id done nothing to deserve it.

So on a brighter note - and in your words lets kick a$$ :D
 
Aww hun that's awful! It must have been terrible to go through. I got diagnosed with clinical depression when I was 17. It'd been going on for years. It got really really bad at a few points (hospital etc). Now I just manage it as best I can, I know when it gets bad I will come back out of it again. It's something I've been told I just have to learn to live with for the rest of my life, so that's what I do. So I have always comfort ate, I used to binge a lot too. I know how debilertating depression is. Mine's chemical so can go wonky at any time.

Now I am the same as you. All our meals are SW friendly. Mum's on about having fish and chips when I hit 5 stone... must have been something I said last week in my half lb woe. She was like "you'll end up being like me, nibble the batter, realise you don't actually like it now, and just eat the fish inside!" It is so true, I ended up leaving a load of my toad in the hole because I actually didn't like it anymore. haha. But if I get the 5 stone award next week M&D are away so I get away with not having it. muahahaha.

I'm sure my friends are sick of me updating my losses each week. haha. but they keep liking and commenting and a few have been joining up and doing really well. one's lost 8lbs in 3 weeks, she'd been losing weight on her own since august and lost a stone and a half, I think now she is amazed at how much she can eat, including naughty treats, and lose weight. she said she'd been a bit naughty, but she's doing fab! So happy for her. my other friend is doing amazingly too, last year it didn't click, but this year she's flying. it is her wedding i am going to in september. She wants to lose 6 stone by then. I'm not going to tell her that she's being too ambitious and it is unlikely she will lose that much in that time frame, and I'm cheering her on every step of the way. She is SO sweet to me saying my weekly posts are what inspired her to try again and she knows if I can do it she can do it! she's pleased she's dropped a dress size already. She's got a dress in a 20 now (instead of a 22) and wants to be a 16 when she gets married in September. When I get my save the date card I will know when in September I need to aim for. and to book tickets to travel up and maybe hotel, maybe stay with my brother.
 
Ooh how exciting to get into the 12s for the wedding! There'll be nothing of you! Just think how diddy your waist will be then!

I'm currently averaging dead on 1.5lb a week loss but I haven't seen any 3lb losses for a while. That would get me into the 9s for my cousin's wedding!! I haven't been there since I left uni and was doing a brisk 45min walk twice a day, on top of working on my feet. I would really feel fantastic if I got there.
 
Oh that'd be amazing hun! If anyone can do it you can! You are so close to a bmi under 25! When is the wedding?

My waist is only comparatively small. Haha. Currently 42, 33, 43. Stupid hips! After I had lost 2 stone my waist was 41 and hips 52! So in the past almost 3 stone I've dropped 8 and 9 inches. But it has been that size for a while, here's hoping a few more " magically disappear.

You must look and feel wonderful now.

Apparently dad said to mum that he can see a huge difference and I can't have much more to lose. He asked me earlier how much more I was wanting to lose and I said I still had loads left. Mum doesn't agree with me trying to get a healthy bmi because I'm pretty densely built. I joke I have lead in my bones that is covered in fat! Haha. But with my grandma having oestioarthritis, my Grandad had diabetes then bowl cancer and mum's cousin has diabetes (and every ailment under the sun) I just want to minimize my risks so Nate won't grow up being my carer or without me at all. I can see where each stone could do with coming off from though! A stone for each leg. 3/4 stone from my arms (put together) and the rest from my torso, hips and bum included!
 
It's a healthy waist size though! You'd score brilliantly on the waist to hip ratio - another measure of health. My waist was still 34.5 last time I checked. My waist, hips and bust are about the same so I'm the typical risky apple. Le sigh. I do need to remeasure myself though. I missed out on it at group this week because I was running late.

To be honest, while I know I feel a lot better about myself and more confident than I did when I started SW, I still don't feel that great about myself. My C and our social team always make a big fuss of how slim I look. I am holding my stomach in, but I know when I started it wouldn't have made much difference if I tried to hold it in anyway! It was such an achievement to get into the 10s because I haven't been in them for years, but this always used to be 'big' for me. For years I'd put on weight up to the 11st 1 mark, and never any higher, and then lose it down to around 10st 3. I'd sort of convinced myself those were my block weights - no higher, no lower - until I moved in with the OH and suddenly I was able to put on a whole lot more! I remember being mortified when I hit 9 stone (just before my 16th birthday) but I really don't think I'd want to be lower than that. It was really great to get my 2 stone award last night. I've been feeling worn out and rubbish with everything else and I'd completely forgotten about it - I feel heaps better today. I'm going to attribute that to the new shiny!

The wedding's on 13th April, so 10 WIs to go. If I lost 2lb a week I'd be at target, but that isn't going to happen! 1.5lbs a week would get me to 9st 7 (AMAZING!) and 1lb a week gets me to 9st 12 - any of which I would be thrilled with! I have a beautiful deep blue dress from Coast which fits me at around 10 stone (with Spanx) so that's my aim. All the better if I can go Spanxless! (To be clear, that doesn't mean knickerless...)
 
Ahahaha that'd be embarrassing if there was a breeze!

You lose so consistently I think you will be around 9.5st which is teeny tiny! You will have to show us all a picture of your dress too. I've not looked round coast but I always like their stuff in magazines. A big thing for me last year was going into a posher high street shop and being treated as normal and not as a circus freak who couldn't possibly be interested in clothes. I remember saying for the miss slinky thing that I am aiming to be and look normal because I have always been too big, and the weighing lady said "you do know you look normal now dont you? You're a bit overweight but you do look normal and you're so pretty, you have such big eyes now." This is from the woman who knows what I weigh!!!

I wouldn't worry about having felt ashamed at getting into the 9s when you were 16, everyone is different and people change. Thing of other things you thought were a big deal at 16 and most of them would seem pretty silly now, a lot you probably don't even remember.

Don't let the 10st 3lb be a mental block for you though hun. I remember getting my 4st award and thinking I didn't deserve it so self sabotaged. It was silly but it was a bit of a mental block I had to get through. We will all be cheering for you as you dip below it.

Have you taken a recent photo of yourself? If you print it off, and print off an old photo it will really help you see the difference. I often feel bigger now than I did before but I think it is because I'm more focussed on my body right now. So the photos help detach yourself more than just looking in the mirror and it is easier to see the difference. Saying one nice thing about yourself a day can really help too. It doesn't just have to be about appearance it could be anything. This week I'd think, Woop 4lbs, Woop sotm, Woop trying a new dish (even if some were unappreciative!) Woop getting a reputation for being the girl who's always walking about, Woop for the brainwave of putting ham and sliced onion on the cheese on toast (genius!), Woop for not whimping out of going on the playdate!
 
Haha, that's such a lovely list! My OH made a really big fuss of me last night so I must really need to chirpy myself up. I think it's all this waiting for news on the jobs! I do absolutely think of myself as silly for being so mortified about turning 9 stone - I'd be thrilled to be there now! Well, maybe not - I might look a bit scrawny...

I do need to find some pre-SW photos. I detagged a whole load of awful ones on FB and now I can't find them any more! My brother's gf said I was looking 'svelte' when I saw her on Saturday - she knows I've been losing weight though. When she asked how much I'd lost so far and I said just under 2 stone my cousin's gf's eyes nearly popped out of her head! I'm so focused on the week-to-week that I need to remind myself that I've done really well. People keep telling me but it hasn't really sunk in. I'm thinking of filling a load of water bottles up to the weight I've lost (12.9kg so basically 6.5 2-litre Coke bottles) just so I can lift it and remind myself how well I'm doing.

Dress picture attached! There are some better ones on ebay but I can't access that at work. It's the Coast Iris dress.
 

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Ooh gorgeous. Haha find someone with a preschooler and lift him up. Nate regularly gets passed to people who have lost 2 stone.

It is funny when non-slimming people hear how much you have lost. I bet you felt fab!

Was going to have a red day but out is looking more like success express! Mum's out tonight so I think I will just do diet coke chicken. I put loads of veg in mine, and if I add some more veg or salad I can have rice and have a cheeky alpen! Muahaha. I just had sausage, egg, Bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and a whole onion. I love onions. Got to love an accidental success express!

I love how you see what seemed big now seems scrawny. My group think i'll be too small at my current Target but it is so far away you can't tell, yours is so close now :)

Got lots of wee jobs done this morning, including cleaning nate's new pirate ship. He loves it and was playing nicely while I was tidying and vacuuming. Now just waiting for Mr Tesco. Found out sainsburys will deliver here and their reduced fat sausages are bloody lovely!!!
 
Dunno whether to class today as success express, have another a and b choice and up to 8 syns, or class it as extra easy and have up to 13.5 syns to use and no a or b. unfortunately I just had a bowl of fruit and yogurt because I was hungry and now i am full! haha typical!

One of mum's friends dropped off 3 size 14 dresses for me because she was clearing out her wardrobe. She's really fashionable and has fab taste so quite excited to try them on to see what fits/looks nice. One is a cute black dress from Wallis. Score. another looks like desigual, but doesn't have the label in it, and another is a label i've never heard of. Cant wait for next time she sorts through her wardrobe. Nate's invited up for a playdate next time her grandkids are at hers too :)
 
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